“Those two, they are engaged.”
“那两个人，他们订婚了。”
“Pardon?”
“什么?”
I let my jaw drop at that huge bombshell and slowly shifted my head over to Yi Hyeon-Seong. He blushed his cheeks a little when our gazes met, and I saw him look away soon after.
看到这个大炸弹，我惊讶得下巴都掉了下来，慢慢地把头转向了YiHyeon-Seong。当我们的目光相遇时，他的脸有点红，不久我就看到他把目光移开了。
Yu Jung-Hyeok and Han Su-Yeong - the First Prince of the Kaixenix Archipelago, and the esteemed daughter of an Earl.
于重赫和韩素英——开塞尼克斯群岛第一王子，一位伯爵的受人尊敬的女儿。
Sure, there was quite a difference in height to overcome, but….. When looking at them some more, they did seem well suited to each other. Their personalities were a bad match-up, but then again, they had a surprising amount of similarities, too.
当然，我们需要克服身高的差异，但是.....。再看看他们，他们看起来确实很般配。他们的性格很不般配，但话又说回来，他们也有惊人数量的相似之处。
My mischievous streak reared its head and I raised my voice. “Oiii. You two kind of resemble a black bear and a newborn chick…..”
我那淘气的脾气抬起头来，我提高了嗓门。“噢。你们俩有点像黑熊和新生小鸡......”
Almost at the same time, gigantic murderous intent flew in my direction.
几乎与此同时，巨大的杀人意图向我飞来。
“I’ll kill you.”
“我要杀了你。”
“One more word, and I’ll tear your mouth wide open.”
“再说一个字，我就把你的嘴撕开。”
Cold sweat trickled down my backside.
冷汗顺着我的屁股流了下来。
Jeong Hui-Won whispered in my ear. “Maybe it’s better not to provoke them?”
郑慧媛在我耳边小声说:“也许最好不要激怒他们?”
“I guess so. By the way…. Didn’t something happen on your side as well, Hui-Won-ssi?”
“我想是的。顺便问一下......你那边不是也发生了什么事吗，慧媛茜?”
“….Excuse me?”
“你说什么?”
I replied Jeong Hui-Won’s confusion with a grin and quickly got in between Yu Jung-Hyeok and Han Su-Yeong. Their facial expressions were frozen stiff as if they were unhappy about my joke earlier.
我笑着回答郑慧媛的困惑，很快就挤到了俞正赫和韩素英之间。他们的面部表情僵硬，好像对我刚才开的玩笑很不高兴。
“Han Su-Yeong. Your role is the most important one. You know that, right? You gotta do your part properly, so that…..”
「韩素妍。你的角色是最重要的。你知道的对吧？你得做好自己的工作，这样......”
She didn’t answer back.
她没有回答。
“….Han Su-Yeong?”
“韩素英?”
Tsu-chuchuchuchut!
楚楚楚！
Strange sparks suddenly danced around her figure. I instantly figured out what happened; Yuri di Aristel’s ego was pushing aside Han Su-Yeong’s.
奇怪的火花突然围绕着她的身体跳舞。我马上明白了到底发生了什么;尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔的自我意识把韩素英推到了一边。
⸢I’ll never let you go.⸥
我永远不会让你走
Yuri was crying out, tears streaming out of her eyes.
尤里哭了出来，眼泪从她的眼睛里流了出来。
⸢Sooner or later, you’ll regret leaving this place!⸥ ⸢All the Fables you possess will wither away like ruins with no one visiting them, and no one will remember them anymore.⸥ ⸢And in the end, they won’t even be able to stay frozen in this island and vanish from this world!⸥
你迟早会后悔离开这个地方的！你所有的寓言都会像废墟一样枯萎，没有人再去拜访，也没有人再去记念它们。到最后，他们甚至不能在这个岛上冻住，从这个世界上消失！
I looked back at her and made my reply. “That could happen.”
我回头看了看她，回答道:“这有可能。”
⸢What was that?⸥
那是什么
Yuri sounded dumbfounded. I quietly observed her for a moment.
尤里听起来目瞪口呆，我静静地观察了她一会儿。
Yuri di Aristel - this scenario’s original heroine.
尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔——这个剧本的原始女主角。
If the scenario unfolded as it should have, then by this time, she’d probably have become the king’s lover after experiencing a regular life of growing up as someone’s daughter.
如果剧情按照预期发展，那么到这个时候，她很可能已经成为了国王的情人，在经历了作为某人的女儿成长的正常生活之后。
⸢If you remain in this world, you’ll all be safe.⸥
如果你们留在这个世界上，你们都会很安全
I could sympathise with her, who had no choice but to say something like that, but at the same time, I could not claim to sympathise with her point of view. Because we weren’t living in the same Fable.
我可以同情她，她别无选择，只能说这样的话，但与此同时，我不能声称同情她的视角。因为我们不是生活在同一个寓言里。
In a way, you were simply reading the stories, no matter how many you had read so far. Perhaps that was why, all I could do for now was not to arrogantly convince her, but to simply imagine.
在某种程度上，你只是在阅读故事，不管你已经读了多少。也许这就是为什么，我现在所能做的不是傲慢地说服她，而是简单地想象。
….What if Han Su-Yeong was me, what would she have said right about now?
如果韩素英是我，她现在会说什么？
⸢I’ll ask the ‘King of Reincarnators’ for a favour. Let us remain in this place together. And entrust yourselves to the Samsara’s wall. When you do…..⸥ “Then, we’d live on while carrying out the exact same scenario every single time.”
我要请‘转世之王’帮个忙。让我们一起留在这个地方。将自己托付于轮回之墙。当你这样做的时候......“那么，我们就可以继续生活，而且每次都要面对完全相同的情况。”
⸢What?⸥
什么
I slowly blinked my eyes and asked her. “Yuri di Aristel. How did it feel when you became the queen for the first time ever?”
我慢慢地眨着眼睛问她。“尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔。当你第一次成为女王的时候是什么感觉?”
Her irises quaked intensely just then.
她的虹膜正在剧烈地颤抖。
⸢I…..⸥
我..
The ‘Isle of Reincarnators’ was basically a museum of ancient Fables that had disappeared in the back alleys of the changing era.
转世岛基本上是一个古老寓言的博物馆，在变革时代的后巷消失了。
The foundation of this world was one of the 3rd generation’s medieval-themed fantasy settings. Yuri di Aristel would’ve lived the same life over and over again while repeating the actions and speeches as set out by the Great Fable.
这个世界的基础是第三代人的中世纪主题的幻想背景之一。尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔会一遍又一遍地过着同样的生活，重复着伟大寓言中的动作和演讲。
Han Su-Yeong knew this, and she probably wanted to show her host the possibility of new stories.
韩素妍知道这一点，她可能是想向主持人展示新故事的可能性。
….Tell her that we were not slaves ruled by the Fables.
告诉她我们不是寓言中的奴隶。
⸢I, only….!!⸥
我，只是...!
Most likely, Yuri had realised it by now. Because, Han Su-Yeong was an excellent writer, after all.
最有可能的是，尤里现在已经意识到了这一点。因为，韩素妍毕竟是一位优秀的作家。
“You like Han Su-Yeong, yes?”
“你喜欢韩素妍，是吗?”
⸢….⸥
..
“If you do, please believe in her. She will definitely not abandon you.”
“如果你这样做了，请相信她。她绝对不会抛弃你。”
Yuri di Aristel looked at me for a little while before forming a complicated expression; her presence vanished afterwards. A round of lightly-dancing sparks later, Han Su-Yeong’s white irises reverted back to their normal state.
尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔看了我一会儿，然后表情变得复杂起来;之后她就消失了。一轮轻舞的火花过后，韩素英的白色虹膜恢复了正常状态。
She staggered a little bit as if she was struck by a dizzy spell. She then looked at me as if impressed by my actions and spoke. “….Kim Dok-Ja. Not too shabby, eh?”
她摇摇晃晃地走了一会儿，好像突然感到一阵眩晕。然后她看着我，好像对我的行为印象深刻，说道。“......金道子。不算太寒酸吧?”
“I learned from you.”
“我是跟你学的。”
“Yuri might really want to marry you at this rate….”
“照这种速度，尤里可能真的想娶你......”
“Stop with your nonsense and get ready. We’re about to make our entrance.”
“别胡闹了，准备好。我们要进场了。”
We pushed the doors to the audience chamber wide open. And almost immediately, threatening air poured down on us from either sides of the chamber itself.
我们把通往会客室的门推开了。几乎立刻，威胁性的空气从房间的两边向我们袭来。
At the same time, Jeong Hui-Won stood next to me and spoke. “I’m sorry about that time, Dok-Ja-ssi.”
与此同时，郑慧媛站在我旁边，说道:“对于那次的事情，我很抱歉，Dok-Ja-ssi。”
I didn’t have to ask her to know what she was apologising for.
我不需要问她为什么道歉。
“In return, I’ll protect you properly this time.”
“作为回报，这次我会好好保护你。”
“I trust you.”
“我相信你。”
When Yi Hyeon-Seong and Jeong Hui-Won stood on my sides, the threatening air pouring down on me softened by a good deal. I felt reassured with the greatest sword and shield gathered in one place like this.
当李贤成和郑惠媛站在我两侧时，倾泻在我身上的恐怖气氛因为一件好事而变得温和了。我感到放心，因为最伟大的剑和盾聚集在这样一个地方。
I scanned the crowd of people lining up on either side of the audience chamber.
我扫视着观众席两边排队的人群。
On one side, representatives from the revolutionaries.
一方面，革命者的代表。
And on the other, nobles and their flagbearers.
另一方面，贵族和他们的旗手。
We walked past them and headed straight towards the throne. But, just as we arrived before it, someone among the gathered crowd loudly shouted at us.
我们从他们身边走过，径直走向王座。但是，就在我们到达之前，聚集在一起的人群中有人对我们大声喊叫。
“Who is the king?”
“谁是国王?”
Who was the king….
谁是国王..。
They were here to get the answer to that burning question.
他们来这里是为了得到那个紧迫问题的答案。
“Is it like what the rumour said and the Dark Magician is the new queen?”
“是不是就像传闻说的那样，黑魔法师是新的女王?”
“Show us the legitimate king!”
“让我们看看合法的国王!”
“Oh, dear Princes! Tell us the truth!”
“哦，亲爱的王子们!告诉我们真相吧!”
The moment I saw their faces, a realisation dawned on me; none of these people were here on their own volition.
我一看到他们的脸，我就意识到，这些人都不是自愿来到这里的。
It was this world’s Fable that had summoned them here.
是这个世界的寓言把他们召集到了这里。
[Great Fable, ‘Kaixenix Archipelago’, has bared its animosity.]
[伟大的寓言，’凯克森尼克斯群岛’，已经暴露了它的敌意。]
Yu Jung-Hyeok and I looked at Han Su-Yeong simultaneously. She nodded her head and took a step forward.
我和余正赫同时看着韩素英，她点了点头，向前走了一步。
“I am the new ruler of the Kaixenix Archipelago.”
“我是凯克森尼克斯群岛的新统治者。”
The crowd immediately began protesting.
人群立即开始抗议。
“You dare!”
“你敢!”
“Where is the rightful heir of the Kaixenix line?”
“凯塞尼克斯家族的合法继承人在哪里?”
“Kill that wench!”
“杀了那个荡妇!”
Han Su-Yeong didn’t panic and unsheathed the sword.
韩素英不慌不忙拔剑出鞘。
“And this sword is the proof of my kingship.”
“这把剑就是我王位的证明。”
[Unbreakable Faith] emitted blindingly pure white light. Several of the crowd recognised the weapon and went down on their knees, but still, the majority were shooting the glares of distrust in our direction.
(牢不可破的信仰)散发出令人眼花缭乱的纯白光芒。有几个人认出了枪，跪了下来，但大多数人还是向我们这个方向投来不信任的目光。
It was here that Yu Jung-Hyeok stepped forward.
就是在这里，余正赫站了出来。
“She is indeed the Archipelago’s new ruler.”
“她确实是群岛的新统治者。”
The expressions of fluster appeared on the faces of First Prince’s supporters after he made that declaration. Vigorous opposition quickly rose up from the revolutionaries.
第一王子发表声明后，他的支持者脸上流露出慌乱的表情。革命者们迅速起来强烈反对。
“But, but, how can that be…. Something like this has never happened before!”
“但是，但是，这怎么可能......像这样的事情以前从来没有发生过!”
“There’s a first time for everything.”
“凡事都有第一次。”
“Our family cannot accept this result….!”
“我们的家庭不能接受这个结果......!”
And at last, folks breaking character to voice their opinions made their appearance, too.
最后，人们打破性格，表达他们的意见，也出现了。
“Your choice does not align with our worldview!”
“你的选择与我们的世界观不一致!”
“Our worldview simply wants….”
“我们的世界观只是想要......”
I addressed them with these words. “Your worldview? What could that possibly be?”
我对他们说:“你的世界观?那可能是什么?”
The crowd shut their mouths. Without saying anything else, I shifted my gaze above to the message floating in the air.
人群闭上了嘴。我什么也没说，只是把目光转向上方飘浮在空中的信息。
[Genre of the applicable scenario is ‘Kim Dok-Ja’s Company’.]
[适用场景的类型是‘KimDok-Ja’sCompany’]
There was no such genre called ‘Kim Dok-Ja’s Company’ in the world. However, there being none didn’t mean a story couldn’t be told, either.
世界上还没有这种类型的电影叫做“金道子的公司”。然而，没有并不意味着故事不能被讲述。
“<Kim Dok-Ja’s Company> isn’t like any other genre,” Yu Jung-Hyeok spoke up again. “<Kim Dok-Ja’s Company> is simply <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company>.”
“金道子的公司不同于任何其他类型的电影，”俞正赫再次说道。“金道子的公司就是金道子的公司。”
Han Su-Yeong raised [Unbreakable Faith] up high, before stabbing it deeply into the floor.
韩素英(韩素英)把“坚不可摧的信仰”举得高高的，然后把它深深地扎进地板里。
“Just like how <Kaixenix Archipelago> is simply the <Kaixenix Archipelago>.”
“就像凯塞尼克斯群岛就是凯塞尼克斯群岛一样。”
[Special effect of the Star Relic, ‘Unbreakable Faith’, has activated!]
[星际遗迹的特效“牢不可破的信念”已经激活!]
This sword utilised Ether of three differing attributes.
这把剑使用了三种不同属性的以太。
[Ether attribute is transforming into ‘Fire’.]
[以太属性正在转换为‘火’。]
Pure-white petals of flame rose up from the blade held tight in Han Su-Yeong’s hand. I placed my own on the hilt of the sword.
纯白的火焰花瓣从紧握在韩素英手中的剑刃上升起。我把自己的剑放在剑柄上。
[Ether attribute ‘Darkness’ has activated in tandem.]
[以太属性‘黑暗’已被串联激活。]
And Yu Jung-Hyeok’s hand was placed on top of ours.
于正赫的手放在我们的上面。
[Ether attribute ‘Divinity’ has activated in tandem.]
[以太属性‘神性’已同时被激活。]
The three attributes of [Unbreakable Faith], fire, darkness, and light, began burning up at the same time. The Archipelago’s citizens had never witnessed such a miracle before, and they stared at us in wonder.
牢不可破的信念的三个属性，火，黑暗和光明，同时开始燃烧。这个群岛的居民以前从未见过这样的奇迹，他们惊奇地看着我们。
Han Su-Yeong addressed them. “The king? If you want to become one, come here and give it a shot. That is, if you’re confident of grasping this sword.”
韩素英对他们说。”“国王？如果你想成为其中一员，来这里试一试吧。也就是说，如果你有把握握住这把剑的话。”
No one tried to come closer. Everyone gathered here knew the truth already - that the moment their hands touched that brilliant light, their bodies would crumble away like fine dust. Even though the overwhelmed crowd trembled in fear, some still managed to ask us questions.
没有人试图靠近。聚集在这里的每个人都已经知道这样一个事实——当他们的手触碰到这种明亮的光线时，他们的身体就会像细小的尘埃一样崩溃。尽管不知所措的人群因恐惧而颤抖，有些人还是设法向我们提出了问题。
“All of you, why are you doing this?”
“你们所有人，为什么要这么做?”
“….What are you planning to do to this archipelago?”
“......你打算对这个群岛做什么?”
This was an unprecedented development. And they had grown fearful of this world’s end.
这是一个前所未有的发展，他们开始担心世界末日的到来。
The one who replied to them was Yu Jung-Hyeok. “We didn’t come here to occupy the measly little ‘Kaixenix Archipelago’.”
回复他们的是俞正赫，“我们来这里不是为了占领可怜的‘凯克森尼克斯群岛’。”
“But, we came here to liberate you all,” I quickly followed that up, and several people began muttering among themselves.
“但是，我们来这里是为了解放你们所有人，”我很快跟上去，有几个人开始自言自语起来。
⸢You already know what they mean, don’t you?⸥
你已经知道他们的意思了，不是吗
Neither Han Su-Yeong, Yu Jung-Hyeok, nor I said those words.
不是韩素英，不是余重赫，也不是我说的这些话。
⸢We also can’t repeat the exact same scenario over and over again.⸥
我们也不能一遍又一遍地重复同样的场景
No, it was Yuri di Aristel who had raised her voice, instead. She had finally realised what the conclusion to this scenario we’ve been wishing for was.
不，是尤里·迪·阿里斯特尔提高了嗓门。她终于意识到我们一直希望的结局是什么。
⸢I… plan to journey with these people.⸥
我...计划和这些人一起旅行
At Yuri’s words, the crowd formed utterly stunned expressions. However, it wasn’t just her who had made up their minds. I felt my heart beat powerfully all of a sudden, and someone began speaking through my lips next.
听了尤里的话，人群都惊呆了。然而，并不是只有她一个人下定了决心。我突然感到我的心脏猛烈地跳动起来，接下来有人开始通过我的嘴唇说话。
⸢If she’s willing to do so, then I shall do the same.⸥
如果她愿意这样做，那么我也会这样做
These words belonged to my host, Fourth Prince Ricardo. Soon afterwards, another voice came out from Yu Jung-Hyeok, as well.
这些话是我的主人李嘉图四世亲王说的，不久之后，另一个声音也从余正赫那里传出来。
⸢I can’t let my feeble brother go all by himself.⸥
我不能让我虚弱的弟弟一个人去
That was from the First Prince Schweichen. After him, two more voices came from Yi Hyeon-Seong and Jeong Hui-Won’s position.
这是第一位施魏钦王子的声音，在他之后，另外两个声音来自李贤成和郑惠元的位置。
⸢My sword will accompany you wherever you go, your highness.⸥ ⸢I’ll protect you, your majesty.⸥
陛下，无论您走到哪里，我的剑都会伴随着您，我会保护您，陛下
Both Bilston Framer and Erich Striker, too; it wasn’t just Yuri who had been watching our tales until now.
比尔斯顿·弗拉默和埃里克·斯托克也是如此;到目前为止，不只是尤里一个人在关注我们的故事。
